THE SESSION.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18204, 15 October 1924, Page 8

THE SESSION.

MAY CLOSE THIS MONTH. •SrECIi.I. TO "'TOT rsMS.") WELLINGTON. October 1-i. In tho course of a statement -n the House of Representatives to-day, the Prim© Minister said that no thought the present, session of P*""*: roent should conclude by the end ol tiiis month. . The leader of the Opposition asked the Prime Minister if he could inform the House what his proposes wc«r€> respecting tho business of tho House for the remainder of the session. Mr Wilford remarked that an Edwafon Bill had iust bwn brought down 05 Governor-General's Message, and it was a measure tlm,t would have to go to a Committee. On the previous evening the House had been told that tho Mining Bill. which was not yet dratted, would eonw along shortly and lx» sent to a Committee. Was there any information as to what. Bills wen- exiw.tod this session? Ho bad calculated the Bills which he thought would bo slaughtered at tho end or the session, and ho thought th.it it looked as if tho session rould finish on October 24th. after giving consideration to important Bills if 'the Bills were ready. Mx Massev replied that it -was quite impossible to eivo all the information asked for. He knew that members were becoming impatient and anxious for tho end of tho session, and he w.is one of them. ~ Mr Wilford: T have a number of farmers in niv oarty to whom it is important that they should get away as soon as possible. Mr Massev: I know. So have 1. Hon. J. A. Hanan: It applies to ail sides of the- House. Mr Massey said there were some Bills that were important and had been promised. Mr Wilford: And the Public "Works Statement. Mr Massey: That is not a Bill. 1 am thinking now of Bills that have to bo prepared bv the Law Drafting Office. Mr Hanan": Will there be a Loan Bill ? Mr Massev: There will be a Finance Bill, and I think the loan will he provided for in a clause, of that measure. Mr Massey said ho wanted to get an Agricultural Credits Bill heforc the House. The Education Bill was very short and was only a machinery Bill. Ifc was going to the Education Committee as a matter of form, and he thought the sa.mo procedure applied to the Mining Bill. He believed there were two Mining Bills. "I want to get the Legislature Amendment Bill before- the House," continued the Primo Minister. "It should not take many minutes." Air Wilford : Not worth discussing. Mr Massey.- That is a matter of opinion. Mr Wilford: Xot worth it as a< matter of electoral reform. Mr Massey: What does the honourable member call the provision respecting the rolls P Mr Wilford: Machinery. Our interest in it is killed. Mr Massey: I am sorry for that. My interest in it is certainlv not killed. Mr Wilford: I can quite understand tliat. Air Alassey said that it was no use saying the session could bo finished up next week, or anything like it. but unless there was some obstruction he thought a conclusion could bo reached this month.